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BROOKLINE, Mass. – Senior right-hand arm Brian Christian struck out five UNCW batters en route to earning the victory during his final career start at Friedman Diamond as the Northeastern baseball team salvaged a split of Friday's series-opening doubleheader, winning game two, 7-4, after losing game one, 7-6, in 10 innings.
 
Christian battled back from a 2-0, first-inning deficit to calmly pitch six and one-third innings, receiving insurance from Jake Farrell's pair of multi-RBI swings. Farrell tied the game during the bottom of the first inning with his two-run homer that scored Ian Fair, taking center stage again during the second inning upon driving in three runs with his bases-clearing triple to right field.
 
Andrew Misiaszek closed game two with a one-two-three ninth inning to lock down his 11th save of the season, tying Mike Fitzgerald's 2016 campaign for the most during a single season in program history. Misiaszek's 17 career saves are also tied with Dylan Maki for the second most by an NU reliever all-time, trailing Fitzgerald's 21.
 
By winning Friday's doubleheader finale, Northeastern (31-16, 15-5 CAA) has tied its program record for the most regular-season wins (31), equaling those of its 1991 squad. The Huskies also moved one step closer to clinching a first-round bye in the 2018 CAA tournament and can do so mathematically with a win during Sunday's 1 p.m. Senior Day game.
 
UNCW (30-19, 12-8 CAA) earned the one-run, extra-inning victory during game one, surviving Northeastern's five-run seventh inning, during which the Huskies took their first lead at 6-5. Charlie McConnell provided the highlight hit of the inning, singling home Ryan Solomon and Cam Walsh with his two-RBI single up the middle that pulled NU within a run at 5-4.
 
Tyler Brown's 12th start of the season lasted six and one-third innings for the Huskies, although the right-hander managed to record just one strikeout compared to UNCW starter Alex Royalty's five. Kyle Murphy was on the hill for Cole Weiss' game-tying, RBI double during the top of the eighth inning and was also charged with Levi Gesell's 10th-inning run, which was scored on the Seahawks' game-winning squeeze play.
 
Max Burt hit his third home run of the season during the bottom of the first inning, evening game one at 1-1 at the time.
 
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After rain forecast for Saturday at Friedman Diamond had created Friday's doubleheader, Northeastern is off until Sunday, May 13, when the Huskies and the Seahawks will wrap up their weekend set. Northeastern's Senior Day pregame ceremony is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m., while first pitch will follow at 1 p.m.